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--Takes a short form date and converts it to a long form, and marks if it is only a year, or a month and year | --Takes a short form date and converts it to a long form, and marks if it is only a year, or a month and year | ||
function convertShortDate( | function convertShortDate(shortDate, calendar) | ||
--In place of a long if elseif, I've put all the months into a single variable, with each in its numerical place. | --In place of a long if elseif, I've put all the months into a single variable, with each in its numerical place. | ||
--This also allows us to add other calendars here | --This also allows us to add other calendars here | ||
if calendar == "Solandria" then | if calendar == "Solandria" then | ||
monthNames = {"Miry", "Ozdary", "Rydust", "Iptust", "Tosey", "Iverly", "Eohe", "Kasgust", "Andust", "Bepry", "Nindust", "Tymust", "Ekage", "Aphly", "Asust", "Syranust"} | local monthNames = {"Miry", "Ozdary", "Rydust", "Iptust", "Tosey", "Iverly", "Eohe", "Kasgust", "Andust", "Bepry", "Nindust", "Tymust", "Ekage", "Aphly", "Asust", "Syranust"} | ||
elseif calendar == "Eberron" then | elseif calendar == "Eberron" then | ||
monthNames = {"Zarantyr", "Olarune", "Therendor", "Eyre", "Dravago", "Nymm", "Lharvion", "Barrakas", "Rhann", "Sypheros", "Aryth", "Vult"} | local monthNames = {"Zarantyr", "Olarune", "Therendor", "Eyre", "Dravago", "Nymm", "Lharvion", "Barrakas", "Rhann", "Sypheros", "Aryth", "Vult"} | ||
elseif calendar == "Forgotten Realms" then | elseif calendar == "Forgotten Realms" then | ||
monthNames = {"Hammer", "Alturiak", "Ches", "Tarsakh", "Mirtul", "Kythorn", "Flamerule", "Eleasis", "Eleint", "Marpenoth", "Uktar", "Nightal"} | local monthNames = {"Hammer", "Alturiak", "Ches", "Tarsakh", "Mirtul", "Kythorn", "Flamerule", "Eleasis", "Eleint", "Marpenoth", "Uktar", "Nightal"} | ||
elseif calendar == "IRL" then | elseif calendar == "IRL" then | ||
monthNames = {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"} | local monthNames = {"January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"} | ||
end | end | ||
--Takes the provided variable and seperates it out into a table | --Takes the provided variable and seperates it out into a table | ||
--Also marks if it is only a year or a month and year | --Also marks if it is only a year or a month and year | ||
local shortDate = Split(shortDate, "-") | |||
if | if shortDate[2] == nil then | ||
local dateTable = {nil, nil, nil, tonumber(shortDate[1]), "year"} | |||
elseif | elseif shortDate[3] == nil then | ||
local dateTable = {monthNames[tonumber(shortDate[1])], tonumber(shortDate[1]), nil, tonumber(shortDate[2]), "month-year"} | |||
else | else | ||
local dateTable = {monthNames[tonumber(shortDate[1])], tonumber(shortDate[1]), tonumber(shortDate[2]), tonumber(shortDate[3]), "month-day-year"} | |||
end | end | ||
return | return dateTable | ||
end | end | ||
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--Calculates a persons age using the specified calendar | --Calculates a persons age using the specified calendar | ||
function p._age(args) | function p._age(args) | ||
birthDate = convertShortDate(args[1], args[4]) | local birthDate = convertShortDate(args[1], args[4]) | ||
secondDate = convertShortDate(args[2], args[4]) | local secondDate = convertShortDate(args[2], args[4]) | ||
status = args[3] | local status = args[3] | ||
--Checks which math formula to use, based on how much of the date there is. | --Checks which math formula to use, based on how much of the date there is. | ||
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if status == "alive" then | if status == "alive" then | ||
-- return writeDate(birthDate).." (age "..age..")" | -- return writeDate(birthDate).." (age "..age..")" | ||
return birthDate | return writeDate(birthDate).." (age "..age..")" | ||
elseif status == "dead" then | elseif status == "dead" then | ||
return writeDate(secondDate).." (aged "..age..")" | return writeDate(secondDate).." (aged "..age..")" | ||